Eriol Fox
Eriol Fox
They/them
Eriol has been working as a Designer for 10+ years working in for-profits and then moving into NGO's and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peacebuilding and crisis response technology. Eriol now works at Simply Secure and is part of the core team at Open Source Design and Human Rights Centred Design working group. They also host a podcast about sustaining design and UX in open source software spaces: https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/
Eriol is a non-binary, queer person who uses they/them pronouns.
🗓️ Eriol’s talk:
UX research and Ethnographic design for humanitarian technology
The speaker has been working in the non-profit, humanitarian technology sector for the past three years. Immersed in how to build technology products and services that empower and give access to people in the global south or ‘developing countries’ often around difficult topics like Genocide, Democracy, gender-based violence and in difficult circumstances such as informal settlements (slums) and areas where radicalisation is high.
When we think about the future and progression of design, how do we think in a way that explicitly includes places and communities still ‘coming online’ and how technology and society operate differently across borders.
A summary of UX for humanitarian projects and how to approach difficult topics along with tips for those looking to conduct similar UX research.
